The Prophet had to spend three days in a fishes' belly to atone for
his disobedience. Jesus lay in his grave for the same length of time to
expiate the sins of mankind, therefore the two themes have been combined
here. The Jonah scene has been cleverly fitted into the surrounding Banderoles
and Plant Arabesques. The scene is very dramatic, showing a man forcing
the disobedient prophet into the fishes' maw.